Marital adjustment in parents of children with disabilities: A historical review and meta-analysis

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-103

  Risdal, Don ^a   Singer, George H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 9944228086     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.29.2.95     Document Type: Review

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